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TITLE

Pope calls for prayers as militants chase all Christians out of Mosul

AUTHOR(S)

GLATZ, CAROL; Raad, Doreen Abi

PUB. DATE

August 2014

SOURCE

National Catholic Reporter;8/1/2014, Vol. 50 Issue 21, p14

SOURCE TYPE

Newspaper

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article informs that Pope Francis has called various Catholics to gather for prayers, dialogue and peace in response to the migration of Iraqi Christians from Mosul, Iraq due to extreme violence and mentions that militants in Mosul burned the building housing the Syriac bishop's office.